Kaposi's sarcoma in a child with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome

Abstract

Introduction: Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is rare in childhood. It may be favored by acquired immune deficiencies, but the predisposing factors to KS in other children are unclear. Discussion: KS has been reported in only two children and one adult with primary immunodeficiency. We report here a Tunisian child with a Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome who developed KS at the age of 14 months. Conclusion: This observation expands the spectrum of primary immunodeficiencies associated with KS in childhood. © Springer-Verlag 2006.